Which to use
“Lob” and “loi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,529
- “Lob” frequency rank
- #300
- “loi” frequency rank
- 43829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lob | loi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Éloge, compliment, félicitations, louange. | Règle, obligations écrites, prescrites ou tacites, auxquelles les personnes se doivent de se conformer. |
Where the eye mixes Lob and loi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Lob vs loi
A purely visual mix-up. Lob (\loːp\) and loi (\lwa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “Lob” becomes i in “loi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lob is recorded at frequency rank #43,529, classified as anoun, pronounced \loːp\. loi is at rank #300, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lwa\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43829, this pair ranks #215,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lob vs loi
Shared letters: lo. Private to "Lob": b. Private to "loi": i.
"Lob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "loi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lob" and "loi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Lob" vs "loi" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lob" and "loi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "loi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lob" and "loi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lob vs lobo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #215,069 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.